From: Samuel Williams <space.ship.traveller@...>
Date: 2013-05-25T21:53:48+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] RubyDNS - asynchronous DNS client and server for Ruby.

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Now I'm kind of curious, what is your expertise and what are you doing with
DNS?


On 23 May 2013 15:42, botp <botpena@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:08 AM, Panagiotis Atmatzidis <
> atma@convalesco.org> wrote:
>
>> I'm a bit offtopic really but, I think the 'correct' way to do this would
>> be to monitor the DNS requests issued either by RubyDNS or any other DNS
>> server/client at port UDP:53 with a firewall (pf, iptables, ipfw, etc) or
>> tcpdump grab the values that are of interest from their logs and then run a
>> ruby (or pythong, or whatever) script that collects the info you want.
>>
>>
> in a way, yes.  But in this case i do it  mainly for 2 reasons:
> 1 defense in-depth. protection at network level + protection at
> application level
> 2 split dns
>
> now, as to why rubydns interest me:
> 1 rubydns would shine on environments w heterogeneous dns setup, some have
> bind, djbdns, etc...  using ruby(dns), i wont have problems reading their
> differing databases..
> 2 adhoc dns..  eg, i can just run a temp rubydns, while i fix their
> problematic bind dns...
> 3 scale and economics.  install ruby & deploy.
> 4 collaboration.   my ruby/rails/sinatra apps can now communicate
> seamlessly & natively with our dns servers...
>
> kind regards
> -botp
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Now I&#39;m kind of curious, what is your expertise and wh=
at are you doing with DNS?</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote">On 23 May 2013 15:42, botp <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:botpena@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">botpena@gmail.com</a>&gt;</=
span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><div class=3D"im">On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:08 AM, Panagiotis Atmatzidi=
s <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:atma@convalesco.org" target=3D"_b=
lank">atma@convalesco.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">I&#39;m a bit offtopic really but, I th=
ink the &#39;correct&#39; way to do this would be to monitor the DNS reques=
ts issued either by RubyDNS or any other DNS server/client at port UDP:53 w=
ith a firewall (pf, iptables, ipfw, etc) or tcpdump grab the values that ar=
e of interest from their logs and then run a ruby (or pythong, or whatever)=
 script that collects the info you want.<div>

<div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><di=
v>in a way, yes. =A0But in this case i do it =A0mainly for 2 reasons:</div>=
<div>1 defense in-depth. protection at network level + protection at applic=
ation level=A0</div>

<div>2 split dns=A0</div><div><br></div><div>now, as to why rubydns interes=
t me:</div><div>1 rubydns would shine on environments w heterogeneous dns s=
etup, some have bind, djbdns, etc... =A0using ruby(dns), i wont have proble=
ms reading their differing databases..</div>

<div>2 adhoc dns.. =A0eg, i can just run a temp rubydns, while i fix their =
problematic bind dns...</div><div>3 scale and economics. =A0install ruby &a=
mp; deploy.=A0</div><div>4 collaboration. =A0 my ruby/rails/sinatra apps ca=
n now communicate seamlessly &amp; natively with our dns servers...</div>

<div><br></div><div>kind regards</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D=
"#888888"><div>-botp</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></font></span></div=
></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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